heret- root words — words with the heret- root

The root heret- comes from Greek hairesis, meaning choice, sect. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including heresy, heresies, heretic, heretical, heretics, diaereses, diaeresis, heresiarch, syneresis. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the heret- root

Explore words with heret- — words containing the heret- root and sharing its sense of "choice, sect". Examples include heresy, heresies, heretic, heretical, heretics, diaereses, diaeresis, heresiarch, syneresis. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does heret- mean?

The heret- root means choice, sect, from Greek hairesis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.